A friend of mine invited me to go see Architects at the Roundhouse last week and I thought hey why not. It was definitely a great gig. Metal fans are also definitely mental – in a good way. We were standing up on the balcony so had a nice view of the stage and the…
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Frank Turner @Royal Albert Hall, London, 29/03/2015
Frank Turner at the Royal Albert Hall was truly a feel-good night in every sense of the word. It was my third Frank gig, and him playing at the Royal Albert Hall was a bit as epic a combination as seeing Bruce Springsteen playing at Wembley Stadium. The friend I took with me had never…
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The Charlatans @Brooklyn Bowl London, 20/02/2015
The Charlatans at Brooklyn Bowl was part of BRITs Week 2015 and my first big gig as a ticketing coordinator for the venue. So I treasure this one. It’s a band I love for a cause I love even more. What cause you ask? The whole of BRITs Week was in aid of War Child…
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XFM Winter Wonderland @ O2 Academy Brixton, 17/12/2014
XFM Winter Wonderland is always the best Christmas party of the year if you’re into music. But this year’s line-up was a real seasonal treat: Royal Blood, Billy The Kid, To Kill A King, Catfish And The Bottlemen, The Horrors, Billy Bragg and Frank Turner. Royal Blood were a surprise opening act, and boy what…
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The Gaslight Anthem @ Alexandra Palace, 19/11/2014
It had been about a year and a half since I last saw The Gaslight Anthem. That is generally normal for a band, but if it’s one of your favourite bands then it’s way too long. On top of that, it was a birthday treat! One day before my birthday. I hadn’t been to Alexandra…
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Frank Turner @ Oxford Town Hall, 30/09/2014
This was the second gig I managed to get to during Frank Turner’s small venues tour. There was more listening to new songs being tested live and it was magical. To have an artist try out songs live before putting them on an album is something that just does not happen anymore. Sometimes knowing how…
Read MoreFrank Turner @ Cambridge Corn Exchange, 16/09/2014
I love hearing new songs live. Because as much as I enjoy singing my little heart out to songs I know and love, new songs have this spirit of live music experienced for the first time. This gets even more special when the new songs aren’t even released yet. It gives them special status and…
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Frank Turner & Billy Bragg Busking @ Granary Square, 17/12/2013
This was my favourite gig ever, it’s going to be pretty hard to beat. It was a last minute tweet I happened to catch on the 17th December so I headed down to King’s Cross not entirely sure what to expect other than the info that Frank Turner would be busking for Shelter with Billy Bragg.…
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Bruce Springsteen @ Wembley Stadium, 15/06/2013
When I say I could write pages and pages on this, then believe me. I actually will be writing about 100 pages on this gig. It’s the topic of my master’s thesis and if you want to read the finished thesis, drop me a line, happy to share.* I will try and be as short…
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Bruce Springsteen @ Red Bull Arena Leipzig, 07/07/2013
Have you ever been to a gig where, the minute the band comes on stage, you know it’s going to be epic? Yes, this could have been one of those. I had just seen Bruce play Wembley Stadium and it was amazing, but he didn’t seem too much on form. I made my parents wait…
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High Fives & Stage Dives 